Thoughts from a Seeking Soul
©2024 Susan Noyes Anderson
image by Joshua Earle on Unsplash
I woke up with one thought today,
one bracing bit of spirit wealth:
In life, there is no gift more sweet
than the freedom to be yourself.
LDS Poems
I am an LDS poet, a member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. Making these LDS poems (“Mormon” poems) available to others was one of my main reasons for creating this poetry site. People frequently asked me, “Do you have a poem for this…?” It seemed easier to place them all on a website where everyone could find exactly what they needed. Feel free to use these LDS poems in talks, lessons, programs or the like. Do be sure to include full copyright information on every hard or internet copy. Please email a request for permission before using one of my LDS poems. For internet use, a link back to this site is required. Thanks, and enjoy your visit!
FINDING THE POEM YOU WANT: As you scroll through this section, read each snippet sample (usually the first four lines) to get a feel for the poem’s content. When you find something you like, click “CONTINUE READING” to view the entire poem.
On Cairns and Aiming High
©2024 Susan Noyes Anderson
Image by Markus Spiske on Unsplash
I’m attracted to cairns, and
I think I know why.
I do love a good rock, and these
point toward the sky.
The foundation is solid, a
wide, flat, smooth stone –
placed and chosen with care
to bear weight on its own.
Ours to Own
©2024 Susan Noyes Anderson
image by Leila de Haan on Unsplash
Even the peaceful soul must know distress.
Knowledge was never gleaned from nothingness.
Duress is key, yet joy brings lessons too.
Bitter and sweet (combined) divine what’s true.
Hope-Note to Self
©2024 Susan Noyes Anderson
Image by Aaron Burden on Unsplash
Hope was not meant
to lock in the result
that we hope for.
Hope is simply a force
to ease burdens and
light our way through.
O Sacred Sea
©2024 Susan Noyes Anderson
image by Yoann Boyer on Unsplash
Life is a sea –
an ever-changing flow,
awash in sights and sounds
we come to know,
our spirits free.
Brokenness Heals
©2024 Susan Noyes Anderson
image from churchofjesuschrist.org
Brokenness heals –
cracks wide our throbbing doors –
lets go, lets God,
lets out the flood that pours
from swollen skies.
It’s Up to Me
©2024 Susan Noyes Anderson
image by Unsplash+ in collaboration with Getty Images
It’s up to me to live my days
in sunlit hues or shady haze.
Though circumstance vies for control,
I chart the weather in my soul.
Everlasting Burnings
©2002 Susan Noyes Anderson, reworked 2024
Image by Bruno Van der Kran – Unsplash, by permission
Some men shall rise to everlasting burnings.
Celestial glory is the prize they seek.
Others will bow to worldly praise and guidance,
esteeming things that render spirits weak.